January 2009

i had a dream a few nights back that was very vivid. it had a plot, numerous characters, and even a soundtrack. i don’t recall now what the dream was about, but i do remember the soundtrack song. its an actual song. a song from an actual movie soundtrack….

After Hours, by We Are Scientists.

i can’t say i’ve ever had a soundtrack to any dream before. certainly not a song i like from my waking life. its very strange sensation, hearing theme music you know is from a movie. does that make any sense?

anyway, its a good song, from a good soundtrack, from a good movie.

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it only makes sense, right?

it might seem a bit late to be writing a post of this nature, but to be honest, i started writing this post weeks ago. i tried to complete it twice since then and this is my third attempt. yes, i’ve completely started over….

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its hard to sit here and write about the whole year; january 1, 2008 seems like such a long time ago and yet the time’s gone so fast. what’s more, its hard to recall much before mid-november, when my life and the lives of so many in my office were tossed up in the air.

its funny how a new year always makes us look back and reflect, reflect on the last year, and on our whole life. i may not seem it on the surface, but i’m truly sentimental. some people spend their lives looking forward; i’ve spent most of mine looking back. and so here we are at the end of yet another year and i’m forced to, yet again look back.

i have a hard time saying it was a good year, given my current circumstance and all that’s happened in the last month and a half. even knowing that, all in all, it was a pretty good year does little to affect my mood, which is dark.

in sitting for a moment and thinking, it seems to me the year can be summarized in a handful of events.

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